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Why Malaysians are Lazy to Read?
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TSfiredauz
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  Jan 29 2009, 09:00 AM, updated 17y ago
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Once in a blue moon, there will always be an article in the newspaper asking this question. Most of the time, it'll be attached with a survey form from volunteers that we don't know whether true or not. On my self-judgment, I have seen many Japanese even in trains, just to past the time. The young to teens will have their mangas. The business, working class will be reading newspapers. The females and old people will be reading novels. Looking back at Malaysians, very *rare* do I see a whole bunch of them reading just to past the time. Whether at a coffee shop, restaurants, trains, at the park, friend's house, etc. Here goes my question: WHY?  |
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TSfiredauz
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Jan 29 2009, 10:01 AM
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QUOTE(Thrust @ Jan 29 2009, 09:27 AM) Try taking the Putra LRT and you'll see people reading books in that darn sardin can.. I'm not trying to do another comparison but just by experience, but between the common-packed Putra LRT and the ultimate sardine can of trains in Tokyo, Japanese still read while being crushed by other passengers  |
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TSfiredauz
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Jan 30 2009, 12:37 AM
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QUOTE(twilight_fever @ Jan 30 2009, 12:18 AM) if i were to start to force myself to read a novel/book which one/wat title is more suitable for me? Forcing yourself might not be a good idea. Like everything else, it should come from your own interest. A suggestion is that you head down to a bookstore or a library, start picking a random book, especially on a topic that you like, and *try* to enjoy it |
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TSfiredauz
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Jan 30 2009, 11:23 PM
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If Malaysians find that some books are expensive, perhaps its best to look into 2nd-hand books. Or Amazon if you have credit card. No more reasons to say 'books are expensive', am I right, my dear Malaysians? |
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TSfiredauz
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Mar 13 2009, 12:27 AM
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Source: http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y...ni&pg=bt_17.htmQUOTE Penuntut yang akan melanjutkan pelajaran ke negara matahari terbit itu boleh mengambil contoh budaya belajar di kalangan orang Jepun yang sentiasa membaca walau di mana mereka berada. Take examples of Japanese, fellas. Malaysia's newspaper says so  |
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TSfiredauz
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Apr 19 2009, 02:00 PM
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In today's paper: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...5792&sec=nationQUOTE Malaysians still not reading enough, says Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Although Malaysia has among the highest literacy rates in South-East Asia, Malaysians prefer light reading material like newspapers and magazines to books.
According to literacy statistics, out of 85% of Malaysians who read regularly, 77% of them prefer newspapers, 3% read magazines, 3% read books and 1.6% read comics.
“If we were to compare with American citizens, 53% of them read fiction and 43% of them read non-fiction books.
“Malaysians are more inclined to read light material while citizens from developed countries read books,” Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said at the launch of the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair 2009 at the Putra World Trade Centre yesterday.
The text of his speech was read out by Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The UN Development Programme’s 2007/2008 report said the literacy rate of Malaysians, at 93.2%, was behind developed countries like Japan, Britain, the United States, Australia and Germany, which have literacy rates of 99%.
“We still have room for improvement in terms of increasing the literacy rate to 99% by 2020 and the quality of material that we read. Parents play an important role in nurturing the reading habit among their children.
“Students should read more books, not just revision books or textbooks for examinations,” he said.
The organiser of the book fair has targeted 2.5 million visitors this year. Last year, 2.2 million people visited the book fair compared with 700,000 in 2006.
Muyhiddin also said that more bookstores should be opened in the country. Currently, 45% of bookstores are in the Klang Valley, 20% in Penang and Perak, while Johor has 10%.
Book fair organiser Datuk Ivan Hoe said Malaysians thought twice about spending money on books but not on food.
“They forget that books are intellectual food,” he said. |
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